EXCHANGE RATES (MIDDLE RATES)
US DOLLAR: RS. 328.19 UK POUND: RS. 442.57 EURO: RS. 383.07 JAPANESE YEN: RS. 2.07 INDIAN RUPEE: RS. 3.40 AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR: RS. 234.37

EDITORIALS

  • Jul- 2021 -
    1 July

    THE BIG PICTURE

    Reports and widespread allegations of vaccine anomalies have held sway in the mainstream media and more so in the social media

    Read More »
  • 1 July

    STATE OF THE NATION

    An image of clear and present danger faced by shipping to our island is a container ship in rough seas while a menacing shape lurks underneath

    Read More »
  • 1 July

    ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT

    On 7 May, during the holy month of Ramadan, Israeli forces fired tear gas, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets to clear

    Read More »
  • 1 July

    POLITICAL REFORM

    When President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected, there were high expectations that the country’s decision making would be

    Read More »
  • Jun- 2021 -
    3 June

    THE BIG PICTURE

    When Budget 2021 was presented in parliament last November, we were up in arms over its failure to allocate the necessary funds

    Read More »
  • 3 June

    STATE OF THE NATION

    Much recent virulence has hamstrung our public health and safety record while economic prospects plummet in the background

    Read More »
  • 3 June

    INDIA’S COVID CRISIS

    It seemed as if India was well in control of the coronavirus outbreak in early March 2021. However, by mid-March the story was

    Read More »
  • 3 June

    FOREIGN POLICY

    The desire to keep the economy running and boost it seems to have played a role in the government’s decision not to put the

    Read More »
  • May- 2021 -
    6 May

    THE BIG PICTURE

    It wasn’t long ago – ahead of the Avurudu festivities, to be precise – that Sri Lankans were going about their business and reverting to

    Read More »
  • 6 May

    STATE OF THE NATION

    May being the month of Vesak is when islanders might miss one of their more illustrious sons the most. It was he, the late Sri

    Read More »
Back to top button